What do you carry with you on ride/Whats in your Camelbak?(merged)

For sure. Doc got me to start carrying that. I took his advice and just wrapped my tire levers with strips of duct tape.

I am all ears. There is nothing that I hate more than to have to hike-a-bike out because I failed to bring some simple tool or replacement part.

 

I often seem to carry a shock pump (yes, even when I'm riding a bike with coil suspension front and rear). Over the years, I've run into many people on the trails with air shocks that desperately need a shock pump.

Although not needed lately, I used to often carry spare suspension pivot bolts for frames that often had bolts that would loosen.

A $20 bill and a few quarters (for payphones) can buy you out of a lot of trouble as well, "Can you give me a ride back to my car? I have $20 for ya!" Or for those times where the group and the ride end up at a bar or restaurant.

That reminds me...It's a good idea to have contact information as well. Your riding buddies may know you, but may not know who to contact if you're in trouble. :-k

But one of the most important 'tools' needed for any pack is a camera! :wave:

 

I carry my camera too. You never know when the perfect pic oppotunity will pop up, or a buddy is in a perdicament that you will need visual proof of later.

 

What I am saying is, you can use a 26" tube in a 29" tire/rim, so you dont have to carry the 29er tubes, just use your 2 26" tubes for your spares for your 26er and 29er's.

 

ok, I see what you are saying.

 

Trust me you dont want to know. I swear that pack weighs more then my bike and my bike isnt exactly light:lol:

 

I usually carry:

1.) Multi tool kit- tire levers included (hydro-pack)
2.) mini pump (hydro pack)
3.) sun tan lotion (hydro pack)
3.) lip balm (hydro pack)
4.) Kona kit: comes with cable ties, chain link, band-aids, matches, rear deraileur hanger, assorted bike hardware (saddle bag)
5.) my cel phone (hydro pack)
6.) beanie-winter (hydro pack)
7.) arm warmers-winter (hydro pack)
8.) kitchen sink (j/k )
9.) clif bars, bananas, apples (hydro pack)
10.) tire patch kit (saddle bag)
11.) sometimes my digital camera... usually trail 1st visit (hydro pack or pocket)
12.) Depending where I ride I'll take 2 tubes (hydro pack)

 

Ask and ye shall receive!

Let's see. This is just off the top of my head.

Comprehensive first aid kit including gauze, gloves, band aids of various sizes, pain killers, anti-inflammatories, aspirin in the event someone start having chest pains, tape, cloth to make a sling, antiseptic wash and ointment, bloodstoppers for the nasty wounds that need pressure to stop the bleeding and, finally, a SAM splint.
Emergency blanket
Rope
Snake/Insect bite kit
Tecnu and Zenfal for Poison Oak/Ivy
Shock pump
Combo CO2/hand pump with 5 spare cartridges
Chemical hand/feet warmers
Topeak Alien II multi tool
2 spare tubes (I run tubeless and have never needed them for myself)
Singulator in case of broken rear derailleur
Emergency universal derailleur hanger
SOG PowerLock multi tool
Tube/Tire patch kits.
Assortment of spare nuts/bolts for cleats, chainrings, ISIS/square taper bottom brackets, brake rotor/caliper bolts
Emergency universal spoke and nipples
Windproof lighter
5 packs each of Gu gels and Power Bars
TP (both toilet and tissue with baggies to pack them out)
Money (both coin and paper)
ID and insurance card
Cell phone
Camera
Specialty tool for the new XTR cranks.
18mm cone wrench for the Singulator
Long handle 6mm and 8mm allen wrenches to remove my bolt on wheels and a 6" adjustable wrench.
Whistle
Spare car key
Zip ties of different sizes
Master links for both 8 and 9 speed chains
Spare 9 speed chain links
Shimano chain pins
Oh, and water

I think I've got everything. Those things are always in my pack. I may add an item here or there depending on the ride. The list might be missing a few things as I haven't taken inventory of my pack in a long time.

 

Pato, what's the weight of your fully laden pack???

 

:-k I think somewhere just north of 25lbs. with 3L of H20.

That's right! It's almost like having another bike on my back. Well it IS heavier than some of my bikes. I don't mean my road bikes either.

 

If I carry my Camelbak it includes

multi-tool
tire levers
1 or 2 tubes
pump
co2 cartridge
duct tape
zip-ties
master chain link
der hanger
cell/wallet
lip balm

if I am just using a saddle bag

tube
tire lever
pump
master chain link
multi-tool

i stopped carrying more than i need to about 6 months ago. now i pack based on the ride.

 

Pato, holy crap man, that + heavy bike you seem to ride everywhere = does not compute


p.s. you know where at 9am tomorrow morning

 

:lol: :lol: :lol: My bikes aren't that heavy.

:-k :-k :-k Maybe.

 

Wow and double Wow. That's a lot of stuff in the backpack. I actually have never ever ever liked caring a pack while riding. I don't know why...as I love buying backpacks...it took me a few years to give in and now I'm starting to eye saddle bags a bit more.

I carry:
spare tube or two
tire levers
water
cell phone
CO2 pump and two cartridges

That's it. Sometimes I'll throw in a clif bar ot granola bar but not very often. I usually can't ride for more than an hour or so and it's usualy in the hills behind my house. I've blown a tube and just walked home...I also blew a tire and turned my ride into a trail run (I wear trail runner shoes when i ride on flat pedals).

I just saw a guy on a road bike with what looked like all of Pato's stuff in the three pockets in his jersey earlier today!!! It was hilarious and looked really uncomfortable. #-o:lol:

 

Don't knock it till you try it. It also plays a double role as my back protector in the event of one of my many many crashes.

 

just water. (just kidding)

duct tape 20 foot
first aid kit (large elastoplasts, Advils, alocohol swabs, eye drops, asthma pump)
co2 carts x 3
1 tube ( i am tubeless with Stans)
Cell phone with camera
cash notes, 1 qtr
SRAM master link
storm whistle (for when you need to call and cant shout because you are injured)
mini led flashlight - I do long rides and could end up in the dark
2 power bars
3 egels
banana
spare bottle with pure water
derrailleur hanger
spare piece of chain
Crank Brothers tools kit (with knive, chain breaker and allen wrenches)
Reading Glasses ( I am very far sighted)
extendable tire lever
scabs (stick on patches)
Sometimes I have my adventure racing tow rope
outer shell

 

Ok, you are DEFINITELY that guy!

 

:lol: :lol: :lol: That, I am.

 

Plus I know that pack has saved people many times, and have even heard before where is Pato when you need him.:lol:

 

adult magazines?